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We could have made any site in Dallas work. There was just a lot more convenience in Fort Worth -- the convenience of hotels, of having six or seven different restaurants to choose form every day. I know Dallas has all of that and more, but it all being in such a condensed area was a big deal for us.

I don't particularly blame them. Every time I am in downtown Fort Worth, the contrast in scale and feel of the streets and blocks in comparison with Dallas is rather striking (even though in Fort Worth it is for only a handful of blocks). It simply feels better, while the analytical side will say it is due to the size of the blocks, the way the buildings interface with the sidewalks and streets, the height of those buildings, etc. The only part of Downtown Dallas that really could have worked for all of their needs would be Pegasus Plaza and it is too small. They outright rejected Main Street Garden, City Hall Plaza, and the Arts District because they would feel lonely.

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"The American love affair with the car...it's an awful lot like Stockholm Syndrome." ~ Me.In the Sixties the philosopher Ivan Illich showed that the amount of energy invested into cars and road infrastructure would be sufficient to cover the distance by foot - and in a considerably more beautiful and peaceful environment.

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In the Sixties, the philosopher Ivan Illich showedthat the amount of energy invested into cars and road infrastructure would be sufficient to cover the distance by foot - and in a considerably more beautiful and peaceful environment.